(Not So) Glorified Call Center - Associate Third Bridge Employee Review

1.0
Feb 22, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Most people at the company who you will interact with are nice and want to see you succeed

Cons

Job description is misleading in the sense that they describe it as getting exposure to consulting and private equity, but you’re really just cold calling people (usually ~80+ calls per day) who really don’t want to talk to you. Also this is the only expert network company that negotiated expert rates every single time, and it really upsets the CEOs and VPs who’s time is definitely more valuable than ThirdBridge appreciates.

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Third Bridge Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback. We are always looking at how we can improve on how we pitch the role in our recruitment process. We recently revamped the process and job description for the Associate role. If you have any further suggestions for how we can improve on these areas, please reach out theteam@thirdbridge.com.

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